Package

Trippin' through Minas includes:

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• Airport Pickup and Drop-off on 18.03 and 03.04 (if you arrive on other dates, we cannot guarantee this service) 

• Daily vegan breakfast & fresh juices 

• 1x vegetarian/vegan meal a day (partly fresh home-grown foods) 

• Snacks and drinks during the day 

• Transport to all destinations (Rio de Janeiro, São Thomé das Letras, Cangalha, Vale do Gamarra)

• All accommodations

• Samba in Rio de Janeiro

• Hiking or beach day in Rio de Janeiro

• Original açaí snack from Brazil

• Water park (with functional waters) in Caxambu

• Waterfalls and caves in São Thomé das Letras

• Short daytrips in São Thomé das Letras

• Hiking in Cangalha (1 day) or to Pico do Papagaio (2 day) with Marco

• Day-hike (depending on the trail's condition) to Vale do Gamarra from Cangalha

• Off grid and permaculture living in Vale do Gamarra with Patrick

• Eco and bio construction exhibition at Eco-Tribo Mãetiqueira

• Various bonfires

• 3 fluent languages: english, deutsch, portuguese

Free services during trip (optional)

• Pictures & videos (we will bring cameras to take pictures and videos which we will distribute for free after the trip)

• Short daily yoga routine

• Guided meditations

• Breathing exercises

• Bearfoot hiking

• Eyegazing

• Sungazing

Additional possibilities (extra costs)

• Rocinha favela tour in Rio de Janeiro

• San Pedro Huachuma ritual at Eco-Tribo Mãetiqueira

• Sweat lodge at Eco-Tribo Mãetiqueira

• Andean cleaning ritual with feathers at Eco-Tribo Mãetiqueira

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FLIGHTS to Brazil are not included!

Please book your own flight to Rio de Janeiro.

We recommend using the following websites to get a nice flight:

Swoodoo - Mundi - Skyscanner

Costs, Payment Options & Availability

The trip will be available for 1999,- Euro for our first Minas Tripper. Then it will be the regular price of 2222,- Euro. The first payment will cost you 555,- and the rest is to be paid one week before official start of the adventure (you will be reminded).

We accept the following payment options:

• paypal

• credit card

• sofort Überweisung (Europe only)

Only the first 4-7 people will be able to purchase a ticket and be part of this journey. We want to keep a close relationship with our travellers and in the group itself.

You might want to create a checklist of what you would like to bring previous to our trip. Make sure you go through it sufficiently and repeatedly to not forget anything.

Brazil has some immigration requirements for countries such as Canada, USA, China, and others. Before you travel, be sure you have all the necessary documents to enter the country without any problem.

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You can check more details about a visa policy in Brazil here, or contact us.

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For additional information you can always check our Terms & Conditions page.

Thursday to Saturday for 17 Days

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Rio de Janeiro (Three days)

• Thursday: Arrival, first meeting and Santa Teresa tour with dining

• Friday: Favela visit, tasting the best açaí of the city(!) and Samba at Pedra do Sal

• Saturday: Beach or hiking day, bus ride to Caxambu and overnight stay

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São Thomé das Letras (One week)

• Sunday: Water park in Caxambu, valley bus ride to São Thomé das Letras and check-in

• Monday to Saturday: Hikings, caves, waterfalls, homemade food, yoga, meditation, breathing,        sungazing, eyegazing, live music, handcraft shops, Pyramid House, Cruzeiro and Mirante visitation

• Saturday: Early morning bus ride and arrival in Cangalha

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Cangalha (Four days)

• Saturday to Tuesday: Bonfire, stargazing, organic homemade food, waterfalls, relaxing activities, yoga, barefoot walks, Pico de Papagaio or day trip on a mountain and meeting Cangalha locals 

• Tuesday: Day hike or transport to Vale do Gamarra and arrival at Eco-Tribo Mãetiqueira

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Vale do Gamarra (Four days)

• Tuesday to Friday: Introduction to permaculture, off-grid living, eco-construction exhibition, bonfire, rapé, organic homemade food, relaxing activities, yoga and meditation

• Friday: Return to Rio de Janeiro

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Additional Possibilities (extra costs)

• Tuesday to Friday: San Pedro (Echinopsis pachanoi) Huachuma ceremony, Sweat Lodge and Andean Cleaning Ritual

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Rio de Janeiro (Two days)

• Friday: Arrival in Rio de Janeiro

• Saturday: Goodbye breakfast, story sharing and Airport drop-off

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Note:

• All activities are non-obligatory.

• Schedule might change as we go according to weather und transport conditions.

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As you can find here, we base our trips on our six principles.

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Meet our local partners

During our adventure we will meet and be guided by two of our brazilian partners. Marco will join us in Cangalha to be primarily our hiking guide. Patricki will be our host during the time in Eco-Tribo Mãetiqueira. Get to know them a little bit more: